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Pastors Desk 7-26-15

  A certain king was to visit a village under his rule and the villagers decided to contribute, each man a jar of wine, for the royal feast. All the wine was to be poured into a big barrel from which it would be served. One man thought to himself: With all the...

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Vatican Corner 7-19-15

Two weeks ago when Pope Francis arrived in Ecuador and emerged from the plane, a breeze whipped off his white zucchetto (skull-cap) and swirled his robes. He smiled and laughed and took it in stride. The same thing happened about 6 months earlier in January, 2015 when...

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Picnic 2015

St Joachim Church ~Parish Picnic Saturday ~July 25th Kennedy Park We are asking everyone to bring a dish to share, and we have made it even easier for you to decide what you can bring— look at this list and find the group that you identify most with, whether it is the...

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Vatican Corner 7-12-15

On Sunday July 5, 2015, Pope Francis began an eight day tour of three South American countries: Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are among the poorest nations in Latin America, the region of the world where 40% of all Catholics reside. As Pope, this is his second...

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Vatican Corner 7-5-15

continued … Pope Francis uses poetry, prose and a steady stream of stern recriminations to urge mankind onto a path of survival in his recently released environmental encyclical. He says” very solid scientific consensus” confirms global warming and rising seas, and...

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Farewell Party – Father Mario

Farewell Party for Fr. Mario June 28th in the Gym after the 6 PM MASS Come say Goodbye to Fr. Mario before he moves to San Diego Please bring an appetizer or snack item to share with everyone  Fiesta de Despedida para el Padre Mario 28 de Junio en el Gimnasio después...

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Vatican Corner 6-21-15

continued … The Catholic Church remains an important political institution in Cuba even though attendance is low. It helped negotiate the release of scores of jailed dissidents in 2011 and 2012. The Castro government has made major concessions to church authorities...

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Pastor’s Desk 6-21-15

The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only four minutes to flatten that nation and kill 30,000 people. Moments after that earthquake had stopped, a father raced to an elementary school to save his son. When he arrived, he saw the building had been leveled. Looking at...

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